VOA Our Voices 205: Employing Gender Parity

As Africa’s economies grow and more women enter the work force, #VOAOurVoices’ Ayen, Hayde and Auriane along with a dynamic panel, discuss workplace culture across the continent. Rita Akutwasa, Director of Institute for Social Transformation joins via Skype focusing on challenges faced by market women in Uganda. In-studio guest Kehinde Kenny Ajayi, lead of the World Bank's Gender Innovation Lab Youth Employment Research examines policy surrounding maternity leave, childcare and the financial burden of working women. Hellen Fissihaie, CEO of F3 Global shares how women can affectively challenge gender pay gaps. And #WomantoWatch features VOA’s Kadiatou Traore, who shares an experience that led her to empower women in Mali.